Ten Leos Later…
16th April 2026
Pope Leo IV (846) ordered the erection of the “Leonine Wall” around the Vatican after a Muslim Arab fleet landed 7,000 men who slaughtered the garrison at Ostia, sacked the suburbs of Rome and looted St. Peter’s Basilica.
Pope Leo XIV (2026): “We should be less fearful of Islam.” Walking barefoot out of respect in the Great Mosque in Algiers.
If only Leo IV had shown more deference….
